''Fejervarya triora'' is a species of

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s belonging to the family

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. Its type locality is in

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, Ubon Ratchathani Province in the far east of

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. It is also known from Mukdahan National Park in Mukdahan Province, and also

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, Ubon Ratchathani Province. So far, it is only known from eastern Thailand, although it is not unlikely that it occurs in adjacent Laos too. It has been found in a range of forested habitats.

Description

''Fejervarya triora'' is a robustly built frog, females having a body length of up to in snout–vent length (SVL). The only known male measures SVL. The warty upper parts are olive brown with green blotches, the underparts are greyish white. There is an orange spot on the lower half of the tympanum and yellow and black patterning on the legs. The

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is bronze-coloured. When compared to other ''Fejervarya'' species found in the region, ''F. triora'' can be distinguished from '' F. raja'' by its much smaller size and from both '' F. cancrivora'' and '' F. limnocharis'' by its broader head and the lack of distinct ridges along the back. The

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is mostly dark brown with a yellow line on the lower part of the tail and the front two thirds of the ventral fin pale.

References

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Frogs of Asia Amphibians of Thailand Endemic fauna of Thailand Amphibians described in 2006 Taxa named by Robert F. Inger